Favourite Bloggers for Millennials to Read
Introduction
- I love reading other blogs, especially by creative individuals who are established in multiple different fields. They help me become a better blogger, provide inspiration and broaden my horizons of interest. The aim of this piece is to share with you the best bloggers I believe millennials should be following right now.
- This article is part of a mini-series I have been sharing over the last few months, the first two articles in the series are:
- Obviously within these previous lists there were individuals or bloggers, however they were very focused on a single area, this list contains bloggers who I think talk very intelligently about a number of different topics and are always pushing the boundaries or interesting and exciting things.
- Additionally, I believe the individuals detailed below are especially relevant to millennials. They provide excellent advice, new – and sometimes controversial – insight and a unique perspective on many different things which can then in turn be applied across areas of life. Every individual is also an expert in their field and at least part of what they discuss is focused on the future and how you can remain ahead of the curve and relevant.
Bloggers
- Tim Urban – http://waitbutwhy.com/
- In one sentence: The ‘content website’ of the extremely funny man behind the incredible TED Talk ‘Inside the mind of a Master Procrastinator’, Tim Urban.
- Frequency of blogging: Irregular, couple of times a month.
- Why you should follow: Tim Urban is able to make the boring interesting and the mundane funny, this is an extremely rare gift, and don’t forget his is a ‘content website’ not a blog. His extended piece on Elon Musk’s’ new company Neuralink is an excellent and highly informative read: http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html
- Derek Sivers – https://sivers.org/
- In one sentence: The man behind CDBaby, who is now ‘fascinated with the usable psychology of self-improvement, business, philosophy, and culture.’
- Frequency of blogging: No observable pattern. Will release 3 posts in a week and then nothing for a couple of months.
- Why you should follow: If you’ve been reading my content for a while you’ll realise how much respect I have for Derek, I think he’s incredible. He is the one who inspired me to share my book reviews and has a unique and positive view of the world.
- Kevin Kelly – http://kk.org/
- In one sentence: Co-founder and now ‘Senior Maverick’ at Wired Magazine, also a serial blogger covering a wide range of topics, all posts written by Kelly can be found here: http://kk.org/kk/
- Frequency of blogging: Sporadically, although everything he has ever written can be found at kk.org. He also has created content in conjunction with other people, for example product reviews on ‘Cool Trends’ in conjunction with Claudia Dawson posting daily http://kk.org/cooltools/
- Why you should follow: 1,000 True Fans is one of the greatest posts I’ve ever read, reason enough to follow Kevin Kelly forever http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
- Tim Ferriss – http://tim.blog/
- In one sentence: The author of the ‘4 Hour’ series and now ‘Tools of Titan’, the self-experimenter who seeks out and interviews the greatest people in all fields to find out what makes them great.
- Frequency of blogging: 2-3 times a week. Most posts are related to his podcasts but occasional non-podcast related posts are added.
- Why you should follow: Tim’s presence and reputation means he gets to meet incredible people, therefore his blog is a single source with incredible access to learn from the very best.
- Sam Harris – https://www.samharris.org/blog
- In one sentence: Neuroscience PhD who writes and talks about neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality
- Frequency of blogging: Between 1 and 5 times a month on average
- Why you should follow: A sane voice in the world of craziness and people talking rubbish. His views on religion and philosophy really resonate with me.
- Seth Godin – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
- In one sentence: Daily dose of incredible nuggets from the author of 18 books covering the ‘post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything.’ (http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/bio.asp)
- Frequency of blogging: 6 –7 times a week
- Why you should follow: The short, sharp and regular nature of the posts is great of finding bite-sized bits of information, or ideas, which you can think about and apply to what you are thinking about in the moment. Very applicable advise whatever the situation.
- Scott Adams – http://blog.dilbert.com/
- In one sentence: A thought provoking blog from the man behind the Dilbert Cartoons. Covers a wide range of topics including technology, politics and everyday life.
- Frequency of blogging: Very frequent, although not consistent. Sometimes multiple times a day, then occasional day off
- Why you should follow: Scott Adams is the man who predicted Donald Trump to be president before he was even the Republican Candidate. He has an exceptional skill for predicting against the masses and often being correct. His current ‘against the grain’ view is that Snapchat is destined for failure and that all climate change models are rubbish and haven’t proven the case for global warming yet. I believe we all need to get information from a variety of sources to prevent blinkering or cognitive bias, so whilst I don’t agree with many of Adams’ beliefs I read him regularly to get help ensure I get a view on topics from as many sources as possible.
Conclusion
- The list of bloggers whose material I read and follow changes regularly, as I want to ensure I am getting as many different perspectives as possible, but the 7 listed above are the regular ones that I keep coming back to because of the quality of their writing, their ability to make any subject matter extremely interesting and the different areas they search out the best information from.
- These individuals are all at the fore-front of their respective fields, where they lead others follow. I hope you learn as much from them as I have.
- I’d love to hear which individuals you think I’ve missed off, comment below!